Infectious Disease Puscast

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Infectious Disease Puscast #17 Dec 19, 2022

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On episode #17 of the Infectious Disease Puscast, Daniel and Sara review the infectious disease literature for the previous two weeks, 11/24/22 – 12/8/22.

Hosts: Daniel Griffin and Sara Dong

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Antiretroviral drugs for treatment and prevention of HIV infection in adults (JAMA)
Outcomes of short versus long duration of antibiotic therapy for residual osteomyelitis in diabetic foot infection (Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy)
Rectal culture-based versus empirical antibiotic prophylaxis to prevent infectious complications in men undergoing transrectal prostate biopsy (CID)
Outbreak of Burkholderia stabilis infections associated with contaminated nonsterile multiuse ultrasound gel (CDC)
Factors associated with receiving longer than recommended therapy among culture-negative pulmonary tuberculosis patients (OFID)
Seasonality of healthcare-associated Stenotrophomonas maltophilia (ASHE)
Rezafungin versus caspofungin for treatment of candidaemia and invasive candidiasis (The Lancet)
Characteristics of antifungal utilization for hospitalized children in the United States (ASHE)
Cutaneous blastomycosis presenting as a nonhealing wound (NIH)
Evaluation of the diagnostic accuracy and clinical utility of fungla profile (OFID)
Parasitic infection increases risk-taking in a social, intermediate host carnivore (Nature)
Efficacy and safety of acoziborole in patients with human African trypanosomiasis caused by Trypanosoma brucei gambiense (The Lancet)
Simple nodular cutaneous Leishmaniasis caused by Autochthonous Leishmania orientalis (AJTMH)
Emerging and Reemerging Infectious Diseases (NEJM)

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Infectious Disease Puscast #16 Nov 29, 2022

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On episode #16 of the Infectious Disease Puscast, Daniel and Sara review the infectious disease literature for the previous two weeks, 11/9/22 – 11/23/22.

Hosts: Daniel Griffin and Sara Dong

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Recommendations of the advisory committee on immunization practices for measles, mumps, rubella (CDC)
Bacteremia with anaerobic bacteria and association with colorectal cancer (CID)
Factors impacting the yield of image-guided biopsy in native vertebral osteomyelitis (OFID)
Development of a clinical prediction score to inform tuberculosis treatment among children with HIV (OFID)
First detection and molecular identification of Rickettsia massiliae, a human pathogen (PLOS)
Short-course vs long-course antibiotic therapy for children with nonsevere community-acquired pneumonia (JAMA)
The timing of preoperative urinary tract infection influences the risk of prosthetic joint infection following primary total hip and knee arthroplasty (JOA)
Recurrent candidemia: trends and risk factors among persons residing in 4 US States (OFID)
Spread of Sporothrix spp through respiratory droplets from infected cats (Medical Mycology)
Comparison of mold active triazoles as primary antifungal prophylaxis in patients with newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia (CID)
Geographic distribution of dimorphic mycoses in the United States (CID)
Knowledge, experiences, and practices of women affected by female genital schistosomiasis in rural Madagascar (PLOS NTDs)
Dynamic immune profile in French Toxoplasmosis patients
White-Tailed deer are susceptible to the agent of classical sheep scrapie after experimental oronasal exposure (JID)
The Lanzhou Brucella Leak: The largest laboratory accident in the history of Infectious Diseases (CID)

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Infectious Disease Puscast #15 Nov 15, 2022

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On episode #15 of the Infectious Disease Puscast, Daniel and Sara review the infectious disease literature for the previous two weeks, 10/27/22 – 9/9/22.

Hosts: Daniel Griffin and Sara Dong

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Clinical presentation and severity of adenovirus detection alone vs adenovirus co-detection with other respiratory viruses in US children (JPID)
Effectiveness of different antimicrobial strategies for staphylococcal prosthetic joint infection (OFID)
Clinical impact of ceftriaxone resistance in E. coli bloodstream infections (OFID)
Adjunctive Gentamicin and Rifampin in staphylococcal prosthetic valve Endocarditis (OFID)
Diagnostic performance of physician gestalt for bacteremia in patients in the process of being admitted with suspected infection (OFID)
Effectiveness of quinolone prophylaxis in pediatric acute leukemia and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (OFID)
Risk factors for Vancomycin drug reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic symptoms syndrome (JAMA)
Prospective evaluation of the fungitell 1>3 beta-d-glucan assay as a diagnostic tool for invasive fungal disease (Wiley)
Safety and efficacy of a monoclonal antibody against malaria in Mali (NEJM)
Hospitalizations associated with strongyloidiasis in the United States (CID)
Prophylactic benznidazole treatment fails to prevent Trypanosoma cruzi infection in dogs (PLOS NTD)
Baker's dozen of top antimicrobial stewardship intervention publications for hospitalized patients (OFID)
Baker's dozen of top antimicrobial stewardship intervention publications in non-hospital care settings in 2021 (OFID)
Medical student debt and the US ID workforce (CID)

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Infectious Disease Puscast #14 Nov 01, 2022

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On episode #14 of the Infectious Disease Puscast, Daniel and Sara review the infectious disease literature for the previous two weeks, 10/13/22 – 10/26/22.

Hosts: Daniel Griffin and Sara Dong

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Relative Effectiveness of cell-based versus egg-based quadrivalent Influenza vaccines in adults (OFID)
Oral is the new iv. challenging decades of Blood and Bone Infection Dogma (American Journal of Medicine)
The burden of bacterial antimicrobial resistance in the WHO European region in 2019 (The Lancet)
What is the appropriate dose, route and duration of antibiotic therapy for pediatric acute hematogenous osteomyelitis? (JPIDS)
How generalizable are Randomized Controlled Trials in Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia? (CID)
Current treatments against mucormycosis and future directions (PLOS)
The Effect of regularly dosed Acetaminophen vs no Acetaminophen on renal function in Plasmodium knowlesi Malaria (IDSA)
The value of metagenomic next-generation sequencing in Leishmaniasis diagnosis (OFID)
AmBisome monotherapy and combination AmBisome–Miltefosine therapy for the treatment of Visceral Leishmaniasis in patients coinfected With HIV (CID)
Does Calcified Neurocysticercosis affect migraine characteristics and treatment responsiveness? (ASTMH)
Association between personal ambient carbon dioxide level monitoring and incidence of Tuberculosis infection (CID)
Change in the perception of oral antibiotics among medical students (OFID)
Impact of antivenom administration on the evolution of cutaneous lesions in loxoscelism (PLOS)

Music is by Ronald Jenkees

Infectious Disease Puscast #13 Oct 17, 2022

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On episode #13 of the Infectious Disease Puscast, Daniel and Sara review the infectious disease literature for the previous two weeks, 9/29/22 – 10/12/22.

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Efficacy and safety of switching to Dolutegravir/Lamivudine versus continuing Tenofovir Alafenamide (CID)
Antibiotic combinations reduce Staphylococcus aureusclearance (Nature)
Cholera Vaccine: Recommendations of the advisory committee on immunization practices (CDC)
Detection of Treponema pallidumDNA during early syphilis stages (CID)
Association between toxoplasmosis and bipolar disorder (Journal of Psychiatry)
The efficacy of soap against schistosome cercariae (PLOS NTD)
Recurrent ESBL Escherichia coli urosepsis in a pediatric renal transplant patient (NIH)
After action review of the response to an outbreak of Lassa fever in Sierra Leone (PLOS NTD)

Music is by Ronald Jenkees

Infectious Disease Puscast #12 Oct 03, 2022

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On episode #12 of the Infectious Disease Puscast, Daniel and Sara review the infectious disease literature for the previous two weeks, 9/15/22 – 9/28/22.

Hosts: Daniel Griffin and Sara Dong

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Use of long-acting cabotegravir plus rilpivirine for people living with HIV-1 (HIV Medicine)
Effectiveness of different antimicrobial strategies for staphylococcal prosthetic joint infection (OFID)
Antibiotic Treatment Duration in Pseudomonas aeruginosa ventilator associated pneumonia (CID)
Polymicrobial Foot Infection Patterns are common & associated With treatment failure (OFID)
Faecal microbiota transplantation for first or second C. difficile infection (EarlyFMT)
Impact of Enterococcus faecalis endocarditis treatment on risk of relapse (CID)
Comparison between culture-positive and culture-negative septic shock in patients (NIH)
Evaluation of serum mucorales PCR for the diagnosis of Mucormycoses (CID)
Humanized transgenic mice are resistant to chronic wasting disease prions from Norwegian reindeer and moose (JID)
Dentist's visits and risk of brain abscess (CID)

Music is by Ronald Jenkees

Infectious Disease Puscast #11 Sep 20, 2022

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On episode #11 of the Infectious Disease Puscast, Daniel and Sara review the infectious disease literature for the previous two weeks, 9/1/22 - 9/14/22.

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Post-Ebola symptoms infection (CID)
Legionella identified as cause of cluster of pneumonia cases (PAHO)
Frequency of exposure to antibiotics for enteropathogenic bacteria among young children (PNAS)
Should Linezolid replace Clindamycin as the adjunctive antimicrobial of choice in Toxic Shock Syndrome (CID)
Treatment with a three-drug regimen for Pulmonary Tuberculosis (OFID)
The skip phenomenon in Staphylococcus Aureus Bacteremia (Science Direct)
The relationship between antibiotic agent and mortality in patients with Febrile Neutropenia (OFID)
Antibiotic indications and appropriateness in the pediatric intensive care unit (CID)
Clinical features and treatment outcomes of Pulmonary Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare complex (OFID)
Outcomes of partial oral antibiotic treatment for complicated S. Aureus Bacteremia in drug users (CID)
Short-versus long-course antibiotic treatment for uncomplicated vancomycin-resistant enterococcal bacteraemia (CMI)
Infectious Disease Consults of Pseudomonas aeruginosa bloodstream infection and impact on health outcomes (OFID)
Paracoccidioidomycosis: current status and future trends (Clinical Microbiology)
Comparative outcomes of Candida Auris Bloodstream Infections (CID)
Efficacy and immunogenicity of R21/Matrix-M vaccine against clinical Malaria (The Lancet)
Leishmaniasis: Diagnosis and Treatment in the United States (JPIDS)
Malaria Surveillance — United States, 2018 (CDC)
Anti-bacteriophage immunity in phage therapy (JID)
Improving understanding and utilization of the antibiogram among medical residents (Cambridge)

Music is by Ronald Jenkees

Infectious Disease Puscast #10 Sep 05, 2022

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On episode #10 of the Infectious Disease Puscast, Daniel and Sara review the infectious disease literature for the previous two weeks, 8/17/22 – 8/31/22.

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Tomato flu outbreak (Ped Inf Dis)
Rabies vaccination of dogs (PLoS NTD)
Repeat revision TKR (Arch Orthopedic Trauma Surg)
Cat scratch fever (Open Forum Inf Dis)
Treatment of post transplant asymptomatic bacteruria (Transplant Inf Dis)
Shorter antibiotic courses in immunocompromised (Clin Micro Inf)
Risk of cardiovascular implantable electronic device infection (Open For Inf Dis)
Diagnosis of leprosy and cerebral coenurosis (Open For Inf Dis)
Enterococcus central line infection (Eur J Clin Micr Inf Dis)
Treatment of otitis media (J Pediatrics)
Fungal infections in US (CDC)
Surveillance for fungal infections US (CDC)
Cryptococcal antigenemia in AIDS (Clin Inf Dis)
Intestinal parasites in medieval UK (Int J Paleopathology)
Nephrotoxicity of vancomycin (Clin Inf Dis)
Administration of beta-lactam before vancomycin (Clin Inf Dis)
Early beta-lactam catches the germ (Clin Inf Dis)
Machines that help machines help patients (Curr Clin Oncol)
In-person vs telemedicine (Open For Inf Dis)
Impact of COVID-19 on community hospital acquired infections (Clin Inf Dis)

Music is by Ronald Jenkees

Infectious Disease Puscast #9 Aug 22, 2022

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On episode #9 of the Infectious Disease Puscast, Daniel and Sara review the infectious disease literature for the previous two weeks, 8/4/22 – 8/17/22.

Hosts: Daniel Griffin and Sara Dong

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Zoonotic henipavirus in febrile patients in China (NEJM)
Role of prospective monitoring, pre-emptive and prophylactic therapy for human Herpesvirus-6 after stem cell transplantation (OFID)
Tuberculosis outbreak in the USA linked to bone graft product (Lancet ID)
Surgical and medical management of Diabetic Foot Osteomyelitis (OFID)
Increase in Pediatric Intracranial Infections during COVID-19 Pandemic (CDC)
Incidence of Acute Chest Syndrome in children with Sickle Cell Disease following Pneumococcal vaccine (JAMA)
Antibiotic resistance genes in the gut microbiota of mothers (Nature Microbiology)
Clinical characteristics, health care utilization, and outcomes among patients for Invasive Mold Disease (OFID)
Low-Dose subcutaneous/intravenous Monoclonal Antibody to prevent Malaria (NEJM)
Revisiting practice of the treatment of Toxoplasmic Encephalitis
Phase two trial of oral fexinidazole in adults with chronic indeterminate Chagas disease (CID)
Half of human pathogenic diseases can be aggravated by climate change (Nature)
The Impact of standardized infectious diseases consultation on Postsplenectomy care and outcomes
Potential value and patient confidentiality implications of infectious disease clinician peer consultations via social media (OFID)

Music is by Ronald Jenkees

Infectious Disease Puscast #8 Aug 08, 2022

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On episode #8 of the Infectious Disease Puscast, Daniel and Sara review the infectious disease literature for the previous two weeks, 7/21/22 – 8/3/22.

Hosts: Daniel Griffin and Sara Dong

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Pediatric hepatitis linked to infection with two viruses (BMJ)
Protection duration of Yellow Fever vaccination (CID)
Impact of CSF panel on duration of treatment (OFID)
Cluster of Parechovirus infections in infants (MMWR)
Molecular ecology and risk factors for Escherichia coli (Journal of Antimicrobial Therapy)
Melioidosis endemic in areas of the Mississippi gulf coast (CDC)
Early switch from intravenous to oral antibiotics in infections (OFID)
Duration of therapy and the use of Quinolone/Rifampin-Based regimens for joint infections (OFID)
Efficacy of Doxycycline for mild-to-moderate community-acquired Pneumonia in adults (CID)
Effectiveness of a Vancomycin dosing protocol (Cambridge Core)
Outcomes of Fungemia in patients receiving extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (IDSA)
Malaria transmission intensity likely modifies RTS, S/AS01 efficacy (IDSA)
Ultrashort course antibiotics for suspected pneumonia (CID)

Music is by Ronald Jenkees

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